Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Courses

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Academic Year 2025-2026

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Courses WGSS 3130

3130. Women in Theatre: Gender Identity and Expression on the Stage

Also offered as: DRAM 3130

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to sophomores or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

A critical study of women's participation in the art of theatre, with particular attention to theatre as a tool for exploring gender identity and expression. Focus on plays and performances, primarily from the 20th- and 21st-century United States, analyzing how evolving feminist concerns are reflected in women's theatrical work and how changing concepts of gender and other intersectional identities are embodied on the stage.